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Arthur Wing Pinero’s breathless farce THE CABINET MINISTER is given a new life in a brand-new adaptation by Nancy Carroll directed by Paul Foster.
Sir Julian Twombley is in trouble: his wife and son have run up massive debts and his political reputation is in the balance. The House of Commons is far from a safe space for him and the newspapers are sniffing blood. Can he save face and hang on to his sanity?
Joining Nancy Carroll are George Blagden, Joe Edgar, Phoebe Fildes, Rosalind Ford, Dom Hodson, Dillie Keane, Nicholas Rowe, Laurence Ubong Williams, Romaya Weaver, and Matthew Woodyatt. This crack cast tackles this sparkling story of marriage, blackmail and class where all bets are off!
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Review: The Cabinet Minister (Menier Chocolate Factory)
8 / 10
Nancy Carroll adapts Arthur Wing Pinero’s classic, having starred in his other play The Magistrate in 2012. Through great understanding of his writing, Carroll effortlessly updates his writing to modernise it somewhat while still keeping it in its distinct setting. This allows for the play to feel instantly accessible and even more relevant (who’d have thought cabinet ministers doing dodgy dealings would be so relatable in 2024?). Though I must admit it took me a while to settle in to the story, it was impossible to let me go once it grabbed me. Refreshingly silly, moments do descend into utter farce while others are more subtle. While nothing quite made me roar with laughter, the consistent humour throughout ensured I was always chuckling mildly or, at the very least, grinning away.
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7 / 10
The satire here is, charitably, broad. Strip away the social hypocrisy, Pinero says, and the moneylenders and blackmailers are basically politicians without a parliament. A modern-day coda in this version doesn’t add anything cleverer. But you don’t turn to farce for nuanced or incisive commentary . What stops this production from being truly great, as funny as some of its lines and scenes are, is the lack of that singular and relentless escalation you find in the best of the genre. In spite of Carroll’s changes, there’s too much going on, too many trifling side-plots, in every way. It doesn’t build to that perfect pinnacle of comedic disaster.
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Review Roundup: THE CABINET MINISTER at Menier Chocolate Factory
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 30, 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 30, 2024
See what the critics are saying about The Cabinet Minister at Menier Chocolate Factory. Arthur Wing Pinero’s farce is given a new life in a brand-new adaptation by Nancy Carroll. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.
Review: THE CABINET MINISTER, Menier Chocolate Factory
by Cindy Marcolina - September 28, 2024
by Cindy Marcolina - September 28, 2024
Sir Julian Twombley is in hot water when it’s discovered that his family has been living way beyond his House of Commons’ wages. This isn’t the latest front page of a Daily Mail-made political attack, it’s the premise of one of Arthur Wing Pinero’s later comedies. Though Victorian farce isn’t exactly all the rage at the moment, The Cabinet Minister is so unfortunately relevant and timely you’d never think it was written in 1890.
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